Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-06
v~E1GHBORHOOD NEWS.
c..s;, About People. and Events In
"''' Rocker and Burlington.
ROCKER.

ROCKER.
pocker will soon have a new drus s'ore
W. have q public telephone and pay s'a
ton. her of new houses are being bull
ne..' 70 rver and family arrived yesterday
silver Bow, to open a new Doaroln'
house. lila orfortab le hons.
hrr.he Milwaukee, and brought his lam
iv from Butte.
M MI. boarding house, and has fitted
second to none in Rocker.
"orL Shaw, who opened q grocery and
Ooon market in December, intend building
addition to their store o
p,cker has petitioned for a p~ostofice,
hnn;I have one soon. Mr.. Chas. Carver
AM anu been appointed postmaster.
p" n. ond Mrs. Crabb gave a ball at their
M.asidence recently, which Was largely
n netended by parties from Butte and Bur-
IDgton.
not the Twelve Apostles OF the Mormon
Ouch " is considered one Of the hand
. n brunettes in Montana Territory.
w,s George C. Munro is an artist of no
-.,;nary merit. Her landscape scenery is
o,;J 70 he particularly fine. She spends
s Hanat Of her time with pencil and palette.
~netition is being circulated to divide
school district, and have q school
snnse built in Rocker. This is an impor-
a a step, as about thirty families now re-
uao here. and there are enough children to
novs q separate school from Burlington.
BURLINGTON.
This locality is noted for healthfulness.
n, Masters is building an addition to his
harding house.
n, Brennan and wife arrived at the
Windsor, from Kansas.
Mrs. Pealer of the Windsor Hotel is again
afflicted with throat trouble.
Mr., Bohrum, superintendent OF the Blue
Bird. has been away for a few days.
Mr.. Paxon, of Butte, has been engaged to
teach the Burlington school. which will
open during the present month.
An election will be held one week from
today to perfect plans for building q
twenty-five hundred dollar school house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hartopee, who moved to
Butte Wednesday, will be very much missed
&c ub thCy "SiS MINING
Mr.. Livingstone, dry goods dealer and
nostmaster, can be seen any day behind
his counter with a pleasant word for every
one.
Mr.. H. Kingsmill. b~ookkeeper at the Blue
Bird, has brought his family from New
York and expects to make Burlington his
future no ne.
Mr., Van Zandt, president of the Bluebird
Mine who with his family has been visit
inc rpatives and friends in France and
England, is expected 30 arrive to-day.
The Windsor, under the excellent man.
scemept OF Mrs. Mcconnell, is doing a good
bUsipess. 1t now has sixty regular board
ers, the rooms are well furnished through.
ont, Preparations are being made for
building an addition.
Wood is very scarce and IS a cord. PEG.
ole are picking up anything they can find
TO burn. The supply Of wood is usually
brought from Browns Gulch, but owing to
the impassable condition of the road no
wood has been brought from there for some
time. All the wood now consumed is
brought from Woodville, seven miles from
here, which is a long distance in q noun
famous region. |,
MINING NEWS.
The Blue Bird is increasing it's force.
Numerous shaft houses have sprung up.
The Champion has struck q fine body OF
ore.
The Milwaukee has shut down for the
present. J
Mr. spauldiug is engaged in laying a floor
in the Blue Bird.
TIE lead to a valuable mine was jumped !
last week and may make trouble. !
They are prosecuting on the Toll Plate
mine and have struck a fine body of ore. ,
The Nettie recently struck a very rich 9
ledge and intend putting up larger works. =
Dick Williams, who was injured in an ex. 7
plOsion in the Blue Bird recently, is slowly t
recovering. =
Policy & Co., who have leased the FIRE.
donia, have sunk fifty feet and extracted
considerable ore. {
The Blue Bird Co. are about to sink a e
new shaft in the Little Darling, and con-
template erecting a new mill. ]
This locality has been made quite inter I
esting for the past week or two by parties :
locating and jumping claims. I
Mr.. Edwards, who has had a lease on the I !
Burlington mine for the past year, has !
turned it over to the Colorado Company. Z
The company is now engaged in putting in 5
new machinery for working very extern y
lively. (